Rocky Mount Event Center is the ultimate sports tourism, events and entertainment destination in North Carolina. The facility has hosted several thousand players and visitors since opening in the fall of 2018. This 165,000-square-foot, multimillion-dollar facility is dedicated to providing spectacular event, tournament and competition experiences.

The Rocky Mount Event Center consistently draws players, coaches and parents from all over the country, making it a premier destination for tournament exposure. The facility hosts everything from National Championship Cheer and Dance or gymnastics competitions to top flight basketball and volleyball tournaments.




Rocky Mount Event Center

The Wilmington Convention Center is the largest, boutique convention center on the North Carolina coast with 42,000 Sq feet of convention space– the ideal backdrop with historic charm and riverfront views of the Cape Fear River. It’s everything you need to create lasting and memorable experiences! We’re the perfect venue for an intimate meeting or grand event.

Wilmington Convention Center

Home to intramural and club sports, some challenge course groups and special events, the Blount Recreational Sports Complex is located off of Charles Boulevard behind the Belk building,

The facility offers numerous opportunities in a variety of sports such as flag football, soccer, softball, lacrosse, ultimate Frisbee, rugby, lacrosse, and field hockey. A field house with restrooms is also on-site for convenience to participants.

Blount Recreational Sports Complex

The John B. Lewis Soccer Complex has four, fully lit, artificial turf fields. The East Asheville facility is a great venue to host both youth and adult sporting events.

John B. Lewis Soccer Complex

Built in 2011, this 47,120-square-foot facility in Concord contains multi-use courts for a variety of events including but not limited to basketball, volleyball, pickleball, cheerleading, gymnastics, wrestling, trade shows and community events. KWSA also serves the community with ongoing leagues, camps, training and open play available daily.

Located in the heart of Historic Downtown Concord, KWSA is within walking distance of several independent eateries, locally-owned boutiques and unique entertainment options for the whole family.

Kemba Walker Sports Academy

The Tarlton Complex building includes 63,778 square feet, with 176 dedicated parking spaces and 500 nearby parking spaces. The main floor arena includes a fully operational basketball or volleyball venue with seating for 2,100 using bleachers only, or 2,800 with event-style seating. There are more than 30,000 square feet of display area floor space. In addition, the arena includes a fully equipped stage with dressing areas. A Neo-shock running track circles the arena on the second floor. The building also includes four classrooms for breakout events, a catering/concession area on both levels, a fully equipped weight room, and an aerobics studio.

Catawba Valley Community College - Tarlton Complex

The Hickory Metro Convention Center is a special events venue hosting different types of meetings, public shows, corporate and association events, sporting events, large conferences and more. The convention center opened in 1997 and is located conveniently on Interstate 40, near the US 321 interchange in Hickory, North Carolina. 
 
The center's location makes it an ideal meeting destination due to it’s somewhat central location within North Carolina. More than 200 events from one day to week-long conferences are held each year. 

The Hickory Metro Convention Center facility now offers approximately 165,600 square feet, all on one level, with 132,000 usable square feet for meetings and events. There will be approximately 110,000 square feet of interconnected flat-floor exhibit space and ancillary small meeting rooms and pre-function spaces.

An additional 46,194 square feet were added, which included:
• A 35,000-square-foot multi-purpose hall with a 30-foot clear ceiling height and wood flooring. This type of gym flooring is known as a "floating floor system" and is known to be the floor system that NBA teams like the Pacers and Celtics practice and play on. 
 
This space is ideal for many types of sporting events. The space accommodates four basketball courts, eight volleyball courts, and twelve pickleball courts. Nets, goals, and court dividers are provided onsite as well as scoring flip charts for volleyball and scoreboards for basketball. This space is also ideal for cheerleading, dance competitions, gymnastics, wrestling events, and more.
 
The space can quickly transform into an open trade show floor plan by covering the floor allowing for trade show booths to setup and more! 

Hickory Metro Convention Center

Lenovo Center, which opened in October 1999 and still sparkles like new, is home to the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes and the N.C. State men's basketball team. The 19,700-seat venue, located in west Raleigh, has hosted an impressive array of major sports, concert tours and events. With 700,000 square feet of space, Lenovo Center welcomes over 1.5 million guests and plays host to more than 150 events on an annual basis. NCAA Basketball tournaments, Stanley Cup Finals, the NHL All Star Game, concerts, family shows, conventions and more.

Lenovo Center

Situated in the heart of Winston-Salem’s vibrant downtown, the reinvented Benton Convention Center is one of central North Carolina's prime sports venues. The Benton offers 105,000 square feet of flexible competition space and expansive open-air areas perfect for martial arts, wrestling, fencing, gymnastics, cheer/dance competitions, sports meetings, and conventions all within walking distance to more than 100 local restaurants, retails shops, and 1,200 downtown hotel rooms. The Benton is conveniently connected to the newly renovated 319-room Winston-Salem Marriott and the 146-room Embassy Suites Winston-Salem via climate-controlled walkways. Together, these two hotels offer approximately 70,000 square feet of additional competition space.

Benton Convention Center

Sara Lee Soccer Complex boasts 11 fields, restrooms, concessions, and ample parking.

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